Beirut Crisis Grows as Yafi Government Faces Resignation
Lebanon reels from Israeli strikes on Beirut and Jordanian targets. Rumors spread that Prime Minister Abdullah Yafi will resign amid criticism after the Beirut airport raid that damaged Arab air fleets. Israel conducts additional raids across Jordan and Lebanon drawing UN condemnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Israel
Beirut
Abullah Yafi
le Soir
Yafi
Jordan
Sea of Galilee
Gulf of Aqaba
Athens
United Nations Security
SDS Seeks To Destroy Government of U S
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reports a rise in bombings and arsons against public buildings and military targets by the New Left. He cites SDS as aiming to destroy the U S government and notes exhortations to use terrorism to disrupt defense efforts.
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SDS
U.S
Isabelle McCaig Washington
UPI
Students For A Democratic Society
New Left
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Navy
Army Corps
Hoover
Bid Farewell To Joys Sorrows Events Of 68
A July summary from Childress 1968 notes Dan Murray Jones, Billy Don Atkinson, Steve Bird, Bobby Blackwell and Chuck Baker earned God and Country Scout Awards. Jim Moody was delayed in New York by an airline bomb scare. Various local officials and events are listed, including scholarships, contests, and community milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God and Country Scout
Dan Murray Jones
Billy Don Atkinson
Steve Bird
Bobby Blackwell
Chuck Baker
Set Jim Moody
New York City
Dennis Holland
Dodson
Ben Bob Walker
Rotary Club
Sidney M. Holland
Faulkner, Dawkins and Sulivan
New York
Jaycees
John W. Aran
Cary
Washington
SCS
Morris Higley
Boles
J. C. Randel
West Texas Utilities
R. L. Nelson
Estelline
East Aam
Silverton
Joan Chethero
Joan Cheatheam
Leslie Ellison
San Antonio
Fred A. Vaughan
Vietnam
Lynn Hicks
Pat Smith
Londa Cameron
Buck Creek
James Oliver Harris
Collingsworth County
Old Settlers
John Hardin
M__ Hader
John Gillham
Wth
Alsin
Clarendon
Beirut Bombing Draws Gangster Act Label by Councilman Daki
Councilman Frank Daki called the Beirut bombing a gangster act without provocation. He discussed Lebanon’s position between the Arab Republic and Israel and warned of U S limits amid Middle East tensions.
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Frank Daki
Dallas
Nabil Harfouche
Foreign Office
Lebanon
Harfouche
Beirut
Dakil
Israel
Nasser
Jordan
Litany
Middle East
United States
America
Korea
Arctic Front Slams Inter Texas as Cold Wave Hits Texas
A bitter Arctic front brought the coldest weather of the season to Texas on New Year's Eve. Pampa recorded near zero, Dalhart one above, and Amarillo noted a chill factor of 26 below zero. North Texas temperatures fell into the teens and 20s as the front moved southward.
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United Press International
Texas
Pampa
Texas Panhandle
Dalhart
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Austin
Dallas-For Worth
Lions Club hosts VFW speech winners program
Three local winners of the Voice of Democracy Contest presented at the Lions Club noon program. Brenda Tewellen spoke on America The Challenge For All People. Rebecca Cooper on Freedom's Challenge. Larry Knight on The World Is Yours. Russell Jones arranged the program.
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Lions Club Today
America
Brenda Tewellen
Rebecca Cooper
Larry Knight
Russell Jones
Gordon Grawley
Ruth Fite
CAP Meeting Canceled Due to Quorum Shortage
The Community Action Program for Children meeting was cancelled after discovering insufficient directors for a quorum. Officials said illness and travel prevented attendance. Argus Barnett and Meade Michael from Amarillo discussed briefly with a few directors, but no business was conducted.
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Childress
Louis Sally
Argus Barnett
Meade Michael
Amarillo
Pleads Guilty to DWI Charges in County Court
Jesus Valenzuela of Childress was arraigned in County Court and pleaded guilty to DWI charges. A $142 fine plus court costs and three days in jail were set. arresting agency was Highway Patrol on Saturday per County Attorney Clarence Carter.
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Jesus Valenzuela
Childress
Clarence Carter
Blood Shortage Hits Red River Center in Wichita Falls
At the Red Cross Red River Regional Blood Center in Wichita Falls a critical blood shortage is announced by director George Clevenger. The center serves a 20 county region including Childress General Hospital, seeking donors for all types especially O positive and O negative for a 17 year old hemophiliac needing multiple weekly transfusions.
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Red Cross Red
Wichita Falls
Mark Flowers
Clevenger
United Pres
United Press International
New York City
Houston
Tex
Dallas
Ruth Guy
Parkland Hospital
Salt Lake City
Chicago
Red Cross
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Milwaukee
Wis
Waterloo
Iowa
Des Moines
Michigan Red Cross
Michigan
City Sales Tax To Take Effect In Childress
Residents voted a one cent city sales tax last August to fund bond obligations of the Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority. The tax applies to all items taxed now by the state and begins January 1 with quarterly remittances starting in April 1969.
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Childress
Texas
Reynolds Named Rotary District Governor Nominee
Charles Reynolds is nominated as Governor of District 573 for 1969 70 by Past District Governor Bruce Pember of Slaton. He replaces John Stapleton who withdrew due to family illness. Reynolds is expected to be elected at the Rotary International Convention in Hawaii for 1970 71 and is a past president of the local club and judge of the 100th Judicial District.
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Charles Reynolds
Rotary International
Rotary
Bruce Pember
Slaton
Reynolds
John Stapleton
Flovdada
PDG
Morris Higley
Hawaii
100Th Judicial
Vietnamese jungle rescue frees five year Viet Cong captive
Maj. James N. Rowe of McAllen Texas a Green Beret officer captured October 29 1953 escaped in the Mekong Delta with South Vietnamese troops rescuing him from the U Minh Forest Rowe a former first lieutenant now major ends five years of captivity and back pay Pentagon confirms his parents address in McAllen Texas listed.
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Saigon
Pentagon
Lee D. Rowe
North 15Th Street
McAllen
V.C
Accident at Avenue D and Third Street Northwest
One ticket issued after a wreck at Avenue D and Third Street Northwest at 9 40 am Sunday heavy damage to two cars Mrs Norma Bremer driving east on Avenue D and B D Knight north on Third collided Bremer cited for failure to grant right of way Chamber of Commerce office closed for New Year holiday
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Avenue D
Third Street
Norma Bremer
B. D. Knight
Third
Bremer
Swearing In Ceremonies Set for Wednesday
New and re elected county officials will be sworn in at 10 a m tomorrow in the Commissioners Courtroom at the courthouse.
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Hebron
Macphela
Amman
Gharandal
Aqaba
Gulf
Beirut International
Upper Galilee
Kfar-Yuval
Tel Aviv
Bilt
Gulf of
Was
Illas
Timna
Rava
United Nations
Cairo
Queen
Jo Carol Felton
Deanna Allison
Pam Mitchel
Cary Cordell
Gina Butler
Joe Bill Hardison
Ronnie Smotherman
Larry Moore
Jack Smith
Charles Mack
Royal Crown Cola Co
Ber Bob Walker
Sears Roebuck Foundation
Ronny Leach
John Robinson
Bill Moreley
Roy Perkins
Utah
Tell Homecoming
Panhandle Motor Co
Armed Forces Radio and Televisio
George A. Goodson
George Spear
Joe Sprawberry
Cox-Farr Post
Texas Department of American Legion
Truman Kidwell
State Vocational Ag
W. E. Helms
Paul Eggers
Carlton Downine
First Christian Church
Pas
Texas Industrial Commission
Chester C. Wine
Left
Corpus Christi
Ray H. Horton
Claude W. Brown
McCamey
Center
Warren G. Woodward
Inter Texas Today
Lions
Red River Center
Wichita Fall Blood Center
Minneapolis
St Paul
Minn
South
Roanoke
Nashville, Tenn
Florida
Cofc
Chamber of Commerce
Berry's
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